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		krapp on Nov 16, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Jeremy Hammond sentenced to 10 years for Stratfor ... > Talking about "Anonymous, the group" is like talking about "Kilroy, the GI." I wonder how many people here are even going to get that reference...

jlgreco on Nov 16, 2013 [–]

Apparently "Kilroy" is specifically an American thing, but I don't think it is too obscure. For the curious: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilroy_was_here

I thought it was a good comparison because of the "graffiti/website defacement" angle.

D9u on Nov 16, 2013 | [–]

If not "Kilroy" then how about "Emmanuel Goldstein?"

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